The polls opened at 6 a.m. today and voting was slow, but steady at many polling sites.
Out of 11,034 registered voters, 25 percent, or 2,756 voters, cast their ballot in the May primary.
At the Kosciusko County Shrine Building for the Warsaw Second Ward, First Precinct, and Third Ward, First Precinct, voting was steady.
“We’ve had a good steady turnout that was better than we thought and we’ve been busy,” said Don Taylor, poll inspector.
He said there were three people waiting at 6 a.m. to vote at the polling location.
At the city of Warsaw Second Ward, Second Precinct, polling site at city hall, voting was slow.
Jerry Nelson, poll inspector, said there had been only 10 to 11 voters who voted as of 8:25 a.m. today.
At that time during the primary, there had been 40 to 50 voters, but Nelson he expects voter turnout to pick up at lunchtime or in the afternoon.
At Center Lake Pavilion for the Warsaw Fifth Ward First, Second, Third Precincts and Plain 5, voting was steady as of 8:30 a.m. today, according to Glenda Simpson, poll worker.
She said she has been a poll worker at the location for the last three years and expects voter turnout to pick up even more this afternoon.
In Winona Lake, for Wayne Township Third, Fourth and 10th Precincts voting was slow as of 9 a.m., according to Lynn Howie, poll inspector.
Winona Lake offices are unopposed except for Winona Lake Ward 5. Republican Randy Swanson is seeking re-election. Democrat Ron Shavers also is seeking the seat.
Howie said there are 467 voters in Wayne 3, but there were only 11 voters who voted in the precinct as of 9 a.m.
She said there were less than 1 percent of voters in all three precincts who voted as of 9 a.m., and historically there have been 6 to 10 percent of voters in each precinct who have voted by 9 a.m.
Howie said by the end of the day the precincts in Winona Lake usually have 22 to 33 percent voter turnout, but Howie said she doesn’t think the voter turnout will come close to that.
